To go from Chicago Union Station to the Chicago Institute of Art
It is a 19-minute walk.
There is a free trolley that runs until 6 pm (see below).
There is a city bus that we can take to the art institute - Bus 151 to go there and Bus 126 to return. The bus trip is about 12 minutes.
Bus Schedules:
Daily Service 10AM to 6PM
Metra Union Station, 490 W. Adams
Metra Ogilvie Station, 5 N. Canal
Macy's and Millennium Park, 25 E. Washington (just east of State Street)
Art Institute and Millennium Park, 220 S. Michigan
Spertus Museum (hotels), 614 S. Michigan (Buckingham Fountain)
CTA Orange/Green, 10 E. Roosevelt
Adler Planetarium, 700 E. Solidarity
Shedd Aquarium, E. McFetridge (at Museum Campus Drive)
Field Museum, 434 E. McFetridge
CTA Orange/Green, 11 E. Roosevelt
Grant Park (south of Harrison) 601 S. Michigan (Buckingham Fountain)
Art Institute and Millennium Park, 70 E. Adams
Returns to Union Station and Ogilvie Station